POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus, we examine the provisions of Louisiana law governing commitment of persons acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity. We conclude that the due process clause entitles insanity acquittees to a hearing before commitment and that the equal protection clause requires a state to afford insanity acquittees substantially the same protections, subject to certain qualifications, as are granted...
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